Teacher and passing father intervened in fatal Oregon school shooting
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New details clarify that the passing father saw the suspect shoot outside Silver Rail Elementary before entering the school and fatally shooting him, while a teacher was already struggling to take away the shotgun. Police said the two interventions likely prevented further deaths in the attack on a special educational needs class in Bend, Oregon.
Police identified the suspect as 16-year-old Griffin J. John II, a former pupil at the school, and said he fired as many as 15 rounds in the classroom, with about 44 more rounds of ammunition when he was stopped. Four people were killed, including five-year-old Rhoam Summer and 25-year-old teacher Meghan Lambert; two other pupils, aged eight and 11, have not been publicly named. Two people were injured, and police say the motive and how the suspect obtained the gun remain unclear.
- A passing father entered the school and fatally shot the attacker.
- A teacher wrestled with the suspect over his shotgun.
- Police are still investigating the motive and gun’s source.
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Silver Rail Elementary is a primary school in Bend, a city in the US state of Oregon. Schools in the United States usually teach children from about five to 11 in the same school, and pupils are often in class together with one teacher.
The people most affected include the pupils, their families and school staff. The 16-year-old suspect was a former pupil, while Meghan Lambert was a teacher at the school; the other pupils killed were five, eight and 11 years old.
The shooting has renewed attention on the safety of schools and the effects of gun violence on children and communities. Police are investigating how the attack unfolded and what may have motivated it.
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Originally published by BBC World as “Oregon teacher fought school attacker before armed dad shot suspect ‘multiple times’”.